Eugene Peterson on the challenges of being a Christian in America
The deeper problem, Peterson said, is that two things that are basic to the Christian life run counter to the American ethos. First, the Christian life is not about us, but about God. It is not like giving ourselves a makeover. “We’re in on it, […]
wadehodges.com Archives: September 2003
I just watched “Luther.” There were about twenty people in the theatre, me and nineteen Lutherans. I really enjoyed it. I’m not a huge church history buff, but I’ve had a class or two. The movie seemed to hit all the highlights, except Luther’s love of beer. I’m not […]
Jeff Jenkins has a great rant over at his blog.
I will not buy into the lie that God needs us to protect him in order for Him to build the church. I will always stand and teach what is right - I will always call people into a life of full devotion to the Lord […]
By The Associated Press(9/22/03 - SAN ANTONIO) David Robinson, who retired from the San Antonio Spurs after the 2002-03 championship season, will reportedly become a minister at his longtime church.
Max Lucado, pastor at Oak Hills Church, told worshippers Sunday that Robinson will be joining the church’s staff as a “minister at large,” with […]
From LA Times (free registration required)
Religion in the United States, he tells us, “has never existed in practice the way it is supposed to exist in theory.” Like everything else touched by American society, faith has been transformed under the pressure of our omnipresent culture, resulting in changes that have made our various faiths virtually […]
In my class on the Kingdom of God we’re grappling with these six questions:
1. Is the Kingdom of God already present or has it not yet arrived?2. Is the Kingdom of God an individual or social/communal enterprise?3. Is the Kingdom of God spiritual or material? Is it concerned more with religion […]
We went out to lunch yesterday with some friends. Elijah screamed almost the whole time. Caleb, who is being potty trained, felt the urge to go just as the food arrived. Heather had already taken him once before. When I tried to take him into the men’s room he balked because […]
Good article by Brian McLaren (via Jordon Cooper)
If Christianity isn’t the quest for (or defense of) the perfect belief system (”the church of the last detail”), then what’s left? In the emerging culture, I believe it will be “Christianity as a way of life,” or “Christianity as a path of spiritual formation.”
The switch suggests a […]
I’ve been listening to Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head almost continuously. I didn’t know much about them until a co-worker lent me her CD. Now I’m hooked.
If you’re interested in a communal approach to evangelism, check out The Celtic Way of Evangelism by George Hunter. I have used it in several classes and keep coming back to it time and time again.
I just watched “Luther.” There were about twenty people in the theatre, me and nineteen Lutherans. I really enjoyed it. I’m not a huge church history buff, but I’ve had a class or two. The movie seemed to hit all the highlights, except Luther’s love of beer. I’m not […]
Jeff Jenkins has a great rant over at his blog.
I will not buy into the lie that God needs us to protect him in order for Him to build the church. I will always stand and teach what is right - I will always call people into a life of full devotion to the Lord […]
By The Associated Press(9/22/03 - SAN ANTONIO) David Robinson, who retired from the San Antonio Spurs after the 2002-03 championship season, will reportedly become a minister at his longtime church.
Max Lucado, pastor at Oak Hills Church, told worshippers Sunday that Robinson will be joining the church’s staff as a “minister at large,” with […]
From LA Times (free registration required)
Religion in the United States, he tells us, “has never existed in practice the way it is supposed to exist in theory.” Like everything else touched by American society, faith has been transformed under the pressure of our omnipresent culture, resulting in changes that have made our various faiths virtually […]
In my class on the Kingdom of God we’re grappling with these six questions:
1. Is the Kingdom of God already present or has it not yet arrived?2. Is the Kingdom of God an individual or social/communal enterprise?3. Is the Kingdom of God spiritual or material? Is it concerned more with religion […]
We went out to lunch yesterday with some friends. Elijah screamed almost the whole time. Caleb, who is being potty trained, felt the urge to go just as the food arrived. Heather had already taken him once before. When I tried to take him into the men’s room he balked because […]
Good article by Brian McLaren (via Jordon Cooper)
If Christianity isn’t the quest for (or defense of) the perfect belief system (”the church of the last detail”), then what’s left? In the emerging culture, I believe it will be “Christianity as a way of life,” or “Christianity as a path of spiritual formation.”
The switch suggests a […]
I’ve been listening to Coldplay’s A Rush of Blood to the Head almost continuously. I didn’t know much about them until a co-worker lent me her CD. Now I’m hooked.
If you’re interested in a communal approach to evangelism, check out The Celtic Way of Evangelism by George Hunter. I have used it in several classes and keep coming back to it time and time again.
